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Rusty · 02-03-2014, 07:46 AM

Thank you Misty Blue, that was very well written and easy to understand.

According to an article written by "Forbes"..... ISO-New England asked Public Service of New Hampshire (PSNH – a subsidiary of NorthEast Utilities) to operate its entire generation fleet at the end of last month to help keep the lights on. This included firing up several infrequently-deployed combustion turbines which ran on jet fuel.

The reason for this “According to ISO-New England, about 75 percent of the region’s natural gas electrical generation capability was not running Thursday, presumably due to limited gas supply and/or high prices. Smagula commented “There is no question that the New England system is severely stressed at the moment.”

PSNH is the only remaining utility in New England with its own power plants, (biomass, coal, oil and nine hydroelectric facilities), with 1,150 megawatts of capacity.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/peterdet...ary-cold-snap/

02-03-2014, 07:46 AM	#12
Rusty Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,028 Thanks: 603 Thanked 687 Times in 425 Posts	Thank you Misty Blue, that was very well written and easy to understand. According to an article written by "Forbes"..... ISO-New England asked Public Service of New Hampshire (PSNH – a subsidiary of NorthEast Utilities) to operate its entire generation fleet at the end of last month to help keep the lights on. This included firing up several infrequently-deployed combustion turbines which ran on jet fuel. The reason for this “According to ISO-New England, about 75 percent of the region’s natural gas electrical generation capability was not running Thursday, presumably due to limited gas supply and/or high prices. Smagula commented “There is no question that the New England system is severely stressed at the moment.” PSNH is the only remaining utility in New England with its own power plants, (biomass, coal, oil and nine hydroelectric facilities), with 1,150 megawatts of capacity. http://www.forbes.com/sites/peterdet...ary-cold-snap/ __________________ It's never crowded along the extra mile.